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- PM extends deadline for registration of volunteers Most Covid-19 patients in the country are below 50 years, says Dr Mirza.
- Imran assures doctors of full protection PM briefed on steps taken by KP government to control pandemic.
- 11 Karachi UCs sealed after CM sounds alarm, says ‘stricter’ lockdown needed to control spread “It’s extremely alarming that there has been a record rise in new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Sindh,” Shah said.
- 6 civilians injured by Indian firing across LoC in various sectors: ISPR Nikial, Sharda, Dhudnial and Shahkot sectors targeted by Indian forces in indiscriminate firing.
- Medics advocate lockdown extension until 25th in KP Dr Masud of LRH says shutdown has stemmed virus spread a great deal.
- Pakistan’s Christians face Easter vulnerable and jobless Christians comprise roughly two per cent of the country’s population.
- AFP Fact Check: Shaukat Khanum Hospital refutes claim it charged patients for Covid-19 tests Both the hospital and Punjab’s health minister have rubbished claims that the charity hospital was charging patients.
- 61 doctors, paramedics quarantined in AJK after patient tests positive The doctors were treating a cancer patient “without any iota of suspicion about him contracting coronavirus.”
- Ministry ready to repair faulty ventilators: Fawad “Not only will our engineers make the ventilators functional, they will also train the hospital staff to operate them.”
- Woman dies as chaos rules cash distribution centres Rs500,000 meant for disbursement under Ehsaas programme stolen.
- Remittances grow despite global slowdown Pakistan received $16.991 billion in remittances during 9MFY20, as against $16bn in the same period last year.
- SBP offers cheaper loans to avoid layoffs Repayments will be made in two years with a grace period of six months.
- Ex-food secy terms inquiry report on wheat bid to save flour mafia Rejects report in letter to CS; seeks judicial inquiry.
- Govt again bans export of anti-malaria medicine Commerce ministry issues new notification days after withdrawing the ban.
- WHO warns about dangers of premature lifting of Covid-19 restrictions UN agency would like to see an easing, but at the same time “lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence”.
- Virus kills over 100 Pakistanis in New York Total case count in US crosses 0.5m
- WHO denies ignoring early warning by Taiwan US had accused WHO of ignoring Taiwan’s warnings about human-to-human transmission.
- Mafia buying food for Italy’s poor to exert more control Italy’s mafia groups are also poised to snatch up struggling businesses.
- Singapore combats growing virus cases among migrant workers Over 200,000 workers from Pakistan and other Asian countries live in 43 registered dormitories across the city-state.
- Covid-19 threatens global peace and security, warns UN chief Guterres has called for a ceasefire for all global conflicts.
- Apple and Google team up on virus ‘contact tracing’ by smartphone The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems to track, potentially contain Covid-19 outbreak.
- Coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 emergency system like never before “When you hang up with one call, another one pops in,” said 911 operator Monique Brown.
- New wave of locusts endangers millions in Africa The second wave of the voracious insects is 20 times the size of the first.
- OIC members urged to boost cooperation to fight virus Simulations show virus can exponentially spread in Muslim world because of weak health systems.
- No job extension for veterans Haroon Rasheed, Agha Zahid as PCB eyes new set-up Both the officials will be in office until May 31 and April 30 respectively and will then be sent home.
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